The sudden disappearance of the rat demon made Mo Fan’s brows furrow slightly.
He waved his hand, and a surge of demonic aura spread out, but he found no trace of any hole in the ground.
“This is… a supernatural ability?”
Though he couldn’t locate the rat demon, Mo Fan’s eyes lit up.
He landed on the ground, and with a surge of demonic power, he blasted away large chunks of earth, revealing some loosened soil beneath.
“Master, this must be due to some kind of earth-escaping ability. I once saw a demon soldier use it on Black Nether Mountain, but it wasn’t as impressive as this rat demon’s,” said Three-Inch Ding, who had somehow climbed onto Mo Fan’s shoulder. Its large eyes, filled with countless compound facets, flickered as it quickly analysed the situation.
An earth-escaping ability?
Mo Fan’s heart leapt with joy. The Myriad Poison Spider Gu had already thrilled him, and now there was an earth-escaping ability!
He had to get it!
He absolutely had to get it!
A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Mo Fan’s eyes. He turned to Three-Inch Ding and asked, “Can you track its trail?”
“Master, rest assured. Though the rat demon has an earth-escaping ability, it’s badly injured and left heavy traces. Finding it won’t be hard,” Three-Inch Ding said, patting its chest.
“Excellent!”
Mo Fan was delighted but didn’t rush. He returned to Hongyan and the others, his gaze cold as he looked at the five surrounded demons and said gravely, “Your chief has fled in a panic, abandoning you. Are you still prepared to fight to the death?”
The five demons exchanged glances, their faces grim.
“That damned rat demon sold us out again!” the leopard-headed demon cursed, clearly furious.
It was obvious this wasn’t the first time the rat demon had abandoned them.
“Brothers, let’s surrender!”
“If we keep fighting, we’re just throwing our lives away!”
The burly elephant-headed demon gave a bitter smile, sheathing the two curved blades made from its tusks, no longer willing to fight.
Before Mo Fan arrived, they were already no match for this group of demons. Now with a demon general added, how could they fight?
Continuing would just mean dying for nothing.
With the elephant-headed demon taking the lead, the other four demons also put away their weapons, looking nervously at Mo Fan and He Feifei, who had the highest cultivation among them.
“Very well. As I said before, I don’t want useless demons. Those with abilities can live. Those without, die!”
“So, who among you can survive?”
Mo Fan gave a chilling smile, his gaze sweeping over the five demons, who trembled visibly. The snake-headed demon took a deep breath, stepped forward first, and pledged loyalty to Mo Fan, saying, “General, they have no abilities. I’ve comprehended one. Please take me in. I’m willing to serve you faithfully!”
“Very good. You’re clever!”
Mo Fan laughed heartily, beckoning the snake-headed demon, who, ignoring its companions’ curses, eagerly ran out of the encirclement to stand before Mo Fan, saying excitedly, “General!”
“Whether you have an ability isn’t for you to say. I’ll judge for myself!” Mo Fan grinned.
The snake-headed demon was stunned. “How do you judge?”
Before it could finish, it felt a terrifying suction force envelop it, and in an instant, it was swallowed whole by the demon general before it.
“Hiss!”
This horrifying scene made the elephant-headed demon and the other demon soldiers gasp.
The remaining four demons immediately shut their mouths.
The two wolf demons’ legs were trembling, overwhelmed with fear.
Mo Fan narrowed his eyes, carefully sensing the power feeding back into his body, but then his brows furrowed, and he opened his eyes.
“Damn it, you dared to trick me?!”
Mo Fan gritted his teeth, furious. The snake-headed demon had no ability at all, as he felt nothing after swallowing it.
“Fine, at least it was a clever one!”
Mo Fan sighed, then turned to the remaining four demons: one elephant-headed, two wolf-headed, and one leopard-headed.
As Mo Fan’s gaze fell on them, the four demons felt an inexplicable fear, lowering their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.
“Do you want to live?” Mo Fan suddenly asked.
The four demons looked up in surprise, unsure of his intentions.
After all, in their eyes, this demon general was unpredictable. He’d just said those with abilities wouldn’t be killed, yet the snake-headed demon, who stepped forward, was the first to be swallowed.
This made it hard for them to discern the truth in Mo Fan’s words.
“If you want to live, show your sincerity. Otherwise, I don’t mind swallowing you all!”
Mo Fan’s eyes gleamed as he smiled at the four demons.
The four exchanged glances, hesitant to speak. When Mo Fan showed signs of impatience, the leopard-headed demon took a deep breath and said gravely, “General, I know where the rat demon fled. I can lead you to catch it!”
Mo Fan chuckled, nodding. “I can see your sincerity. Do you see General He beside me? Join her ranks. From now on, you’re one of us.”
“Thank you, General, for sparing me!”
The leopard-headed demon was overjoyed, quickly turning to He Feifei, kneeling and kowtowing. “Leopard Head pays respects to General He. Please take me in!”
“Alright, get up!”
“You’re now a demon soldier under me, He Feifei. If you dare betray me, I’ll make you regret it!”
He Feifei was delighted. She truly wanted to build her own demon soldier team like Mo Fan.
Though the leopard-headed demon was just her enemy moments ago, it didn’t stop her from accepting it.
With her current strength, she wasn’t worried about the leopard causing trouble.
“General, we brothers also know where the rat demon is!”
Seeing the leopard-headed demon escape danger, the two wolf demon brothers grew anxious and spoke up to Mo Fan.
“That’s not sincerity. The leopard already said it. Think harder. What else can you offer?”
Mo Fan frowned slightly, prompting them to offer more.
“This…”
The two wolf demons looked frustrated, exchanging glances. One gritted its teeth and said, “We brothers once found a peculiar spirit stone in the mountains. We offer it to the General!”
A spirit stone?
Mo Fan’s brows furrowed.
Did he look like a demon lacking spirit stones?
And just one, at that!
Mo Fan was about to refuse righteously when one wolf demon spat out a fiery red stone, glowing red and brimming with potent spiritual energy.
“Wait… is this… a fire spirit stone?”
Mo Fan’s expression shifted. With a wave, the stone flew into his hand. Sensing it closely, he found its spiritual energy astonishing, far surpassing ordinary spirit stones.
This was… a mid-grade spirit stone?!
Mo Fan’s eyes lit up, understanding its value.
He had only dealt with low-grade spirit stones before, mostly common wood spirit stones.
This stone was extraordinary, not only a rare fire spirit stone but also a mid-grade one!
Mo Fan knew exactly what this meant.
It meant his wealth was about to rise to a new level!
